LOS ANGELES - s4story -- The Influencer Marketing Conference & Expo (IMCX) returns next week, October 14-15, 2026, at the Broadway Civic Center, 207 S Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Now in its fifth year, IMCX gathers the people who move creator budgets: brand marketers, creators and their agencies, the platforms that connect them, and the investors backing the next wave of creator economy companies.

SafeBets, the no-deposit financial prediction platform led by Alex Konanykhin, is the presenting sponsor of IMCX 2026.

More than twenty speakers take the stage across the two days. Keynotes include Alex Konanykhin, CEO of SafeBets.World; Shaun Neff, founder of Beach House Group; Dan Fleyshman, CEO of Elevator Studio; Ido Mart, CMO of Manychat; and Phil Ranta, CEO and co-founder of Stealth Talent.

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The lineup also features David Bloom (Forbes), Jesse Batres (Influential), Sarah Vinall (iHeartMedia), Elle Ullmann (MELT Music & Media Agency), Charlene Phan (Housecall), Ben Trinh (Bredfor), Audrey Anthony (Vitamin C Agency), Alex Baker (Spencer Fane), Olivia Ormos (mavn), Anthony Pisano (Game Over Media), Amanda Solomon (Heaven Media), Dhruv Patel (Celebrity Packaged Goods), Yuliya Gorenko (Mischka), Alec Wagley (VSCRL), Denisse Troconis Aoun (Nova Media PR), Desiree Shank (Social Collective), Griffin Haddrill (LV8) and Vijay Sakuru (CollegiateX).

"IMCX is built for the people who actually do the deals," said Ismail Oyekan, founder of IMCX. "Brands with budgets, creators and agencies with audiences, and the platforms and tools in between are all in one room for two days. Attendees come to leave with partnerships, not notes."

Sessions cover creator budgets heading into 2027, AI tools in creator marketing, TikTok Shop and social commerce, talent management, music and media partnerships, the legal side of creator deals, and how investors evaluate creator economy companies.

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Sponsors and exhibitors include Influential, Manychat, Spencer Fane, Elevator Studios, MELT, BLV Castings, Training Data Exchange, Kale, CollegiateX, VewMe, TektonLA and MyInstantAI. Media partners include The Creator Economy, Net Influencer and Nova Media PR.

Passes cover all sessions and the expo floor, with a VIP option adding priority seating, a VIP reception, curated matchmaking and dinner with speakers. A limited number of exhibit booths and sponsor slots remain.

Register, book an exhibit or inquire about sponsorship at https://influencermarketingexpo.com

About IMCX
The Influencer Marketing Conference & Expo is an annual Los Angeles conference for the business of the creator economy, produced by IMCX LLC, which also operates The Creator Economy (https://thecreatoreconomy.com), a media brand covering influencer marketing.